noun
- the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
adjective
- noting or pertaining to the infrared or its component rays: infrared radiation.
noun
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with a longer wavelength than light but a shorter wavelength than radio waves; radiation with wavelength between 0.8 micrometres and 1 millimetre
adjective
- of, relating to, using, or consisting of radiation lying within the infraredinfrared radiation
also infrared, 1881 (noun and adjective), from infra- + red.
adj.
- Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 750 nanometers, just longer than red in the visible spectrum, to 1 millimeter, on the border of the microwave region.
- Generating, using, or sensitive to infrared radiation.
n.
- Infrared light or the infrared part of the spectrum.
- Relating to the invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths longer than those of visible red light but shorter than those of microwaves. See more at electromagnetic spectrum.